Fockea
| Fockea | |
|---|---|
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| Potted F. Edulis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Tribe: | Fockeeae |
| Genus: | Fockea |
Fockea is a genus of succulent scrubs native to southern Africa, known collectively as water roots, a reference to their characteristic bulbous caudex, which is edible in at least some species.[1]
Species
The genus includes ten[2] or eleven species, although only three are commonly described.
- F. angustifolia, syn. F. sessiliflora, known commonly as kambroo
- F. capensis syn. F. crispa
- F. edulis syn. F. cylindrica
References
- ^ National Research Council (2006). Lost crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-309-66582-5.
- ^ Faucon, Philippe. "Fockea". Desert Tropicals. Retrieved 25 October 2013.